BISD is his most consistent album since Get Rich. By this I mean the tracks come together and create a very specific atmosphere. This feels like an album where as Curtis felt like a collection of tracks. It's really dope in that way.

It's far from perfect. There's always room for improvement - for 50 he should experiment lyrically.

I've heard him say in the past his next album will be really experimental which could be really dope or really bad (ester was a bad attempt at techno rap. i'm not against it as i think jay-z's ghetto techno is dope.)

I do agree with you though. 50's in a hard spot because people love to hate him and G-Unit. Even more then before he's just got something to prove. He can blame the label, which is probably a part of it, but he clearly isn't connecting with audiences enough.

I actually think some time away will be good for him. He overdosed the game with content. Give the public some space. Do up the acting and screen writing. Come back to hip-hop after you've spent years recording so you have a great selection of tracks to pick from.